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magnificent

adj
/mæɡˈnɪfəsənt/

Etymology

From Middle English magnificent, from Middle French magnificent, from Latin magnificentior, comparative of magnificus (“great in deeds or sentiment, noble, splendid, etc.”), from magnus (“great”) + -ficēns, a form of -ficiēns, the regular form, in compounds, of faciēns, a participle of facere (“to do”).

  1. derived from magnificentior
  2. derived from magnificent
  3. inherited from magnificent

Definitions

  1. Grand, elegant or splendid in appearance.

    • “Do I fidget you ?” he asked apologetically, whilst his long bony fingers buried themselves, string, knots, and all, into the capacious pockets of his magnificent tweed ulster.
    • Armstrong: "Isn't that something! Magnificent sight out here." Aldrin: "Magnificent desolation."

  2. Grand or noble in action.

  3. Exceptional for its kind.

    • Substitute Edin Dzeko scrambled in a fourth and the magnificent David Silva ran clear to add another, before the Bosnian striker inflicted the final wound seconds from the end.

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Derived

magnificent bird of paradise, magnificent frigate bird, magnificent frigatebird, magnificent seven, magnificently, magnificentness, supermagnificent

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at magnificent. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at magnificent. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at magnificent

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA